ViacomCBS CEO Bob Bakish On Licensing Content (“We Can’t Keep All That For Ourselves”), The Upfront & Production Ramp

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Delray Beach Police in Florida teamed up with a group of local nonprofits to give away free turkeys to more than 100 senior citizens. "Normally, we would have had a big dinner for the senior citizens in-person at Pompey Park," Chief Javaro Sims said in a statement to Fox News.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVEXCLUSIVE: NBC is developing Finding Forrester, a drama series based on the 2000 Gus Van Sant movie, which starred the late Sean Connery.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterViacomCBS is looking ahead to a post-coronavirus world, one in which approximately 70% of its more-than-20,000 employees will work at least partly from home, according to an internal memo from CEO Bob Bakish that Variety has obtained exclusively.The move toward a hybrid work model allows staffers more flexibility, but it also has financial advantages.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeBunim-Murray Prods. chairman/CEO Gil Goldschein is leaving after a 20-year run at the pioneering unscripted production company.

The moment Disney started making live-action remakes of its classic animated movies, it instantly became inevitable that they would one day remake “Lilo & Stitch.” We knew we would one day have to witness the horror of a photorealistic Stitch interacting with actual humans, and it seems like not even a pandemic could stop the house of mouse. Turns out, not only is the “Lilo & Stitch” remake very much alive and in development, but Jon M.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterCrazy Rich Asians director Jon M. Chu is in talks to direct Disney’s Live-action adaptation of its hit 2002 animated movie Lilo & Stitch Deadline has confirmed.Dan Lin and Jonathan Eirich of Rideback are producing.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterThe “Lilo & Stitch” ohana is expanding, with Jon M. Chu in talks to direct Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation.Disney has yet to announce if the movie will release in theaters or on Disney Plus, the studio’s subscription streaming service.

Also Read: Jon Chu to Direct 'Willow' Sequel Series at Disney+“Lilo & Stitch” focused on the bond between a lonely human girl named Lilo and an alien named Stitch. Whether the live-action adaptation will be released in theaters or on Disney+ is currently unclear.Chu most recently became attached to Disney’s “Willow” series.

When it was announced that “Mulan” would be skipping theaters altogether, after multiple theatrical delays, and heading straight to Disney+ as a “Premier Access” title, people were shocked. Theater owners cried foul.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorIn his first extensive public comments about the major restructuring implemented in October, Disney CEO Bob Chapek said it has elicited “100% buy-in” from executives at the company.With the new structure in place, he added, it will be “full speed ahead” in terms of feeding more ambitious projects to Disney+ as theaters remain in limbo due to COVID-19.The sweeping reorganization, announced in October, created a centralized distribution organization led by Kareem Daniel.

Also Read: Inside the 'Mulan' Flameout in China and Why Hollywood Can't Seem to Bridge the Culture GapFormer DTC head Kevin Mayer had previously warned the company would most likely never release viewership info. Nielsen Data released last month said the film was viewed for an estimated 525 million minutes in the U.S.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorIf you’re dying to know what the total revenue reap was from Disney’s combined PVOD/Disney+-overseas theatrical release experiment of Mulan, well, we just have to wait for the studio’s investor day on Dec. 10.

Jill Goldsmith Co-Business EditorWalt Disney CEO Bob Chapek blasted California Governor Gavin Newsom on keeping Disneyland closed despite the conglom’s proven ability to open parks safely and reopening support by unions representing nearly 100% of workers.Chief financial officer Christin McCarthy said the company anticipates Disneyland will remain closed at least through the fiscal quarter — which ends Dec.

ViacomCBS is on track to rebrand its CBS All Access streaming service as Paramount+ in early 2021, CEO Bob Bakish said Wednesday. Speaking at a virtual installment of the Code Media conference, Bakish outlined how the company plans to position the service in the marketplace, emphasizing "live sports, breaking news and a mountain of entertainment" (the Paramount logo, of course, features a snow-capped mountain).

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFox has locked “Lego Masters” for a second season. The competition series, hosted by Will Arnett, has already been casting and will shoot in the spring for an airdate sometime in 2021.A pickup has been expected for months, particularly after Fox CEO Lachlan Murdoch revealed that preparation had begun on Season 2 during an investor earnings call in May.

WarnerMedia layoffs are underway, CEO Jason Kilar revealed to employees in an email on Tuesday. TheWrap has obtained that internal memo.Kilar is holding a town hall meeting tomorrow to discuss the reorg with staff.“Today, we have arrived at a number of difficult decisions that are resulting in a smaller WarnerMedia team,” he wrote.

James McClain It’s perhaps no surprise that Robert F. Smith, the Colorado-born private equity multibillionaire, has decided to sell one of his two lavish Malibu homes.

ViacomCBS on Friday boosted its domestic paid streaming subscriber forecast for the year. CEO Bob Bakish on the company's third-quarter earnings conference call touted streaming momentum, before new CFO Naveen Chopra said management now expects to end 2020 with "at least" 19 million U.S.

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